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Sting - "The Rising" (Bruce Springsteen Tribute) | 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
YouTube video by The Kennedy Center
www.youtube.com
Needed this today. Regrettably, we won't see anything like this at the Kennedy Center for some time.
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POLLING CALL CENTER: "Now I'm going to read you some conspiracy theo— …"
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
POLLING CALL CENTER: "Now I'm going to read you some conspiracy theo— …"
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."
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They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
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Kagan's dissent is all scorchers, but this is really frying me. As long as state legislatures wait until the last possible minute, according to the SCOTUS majority, they can *always* get away with rigging the lines—no matter how flagrantly—because it'll be the "eve of an election."
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Kagan's dissent is all scorchers, but this is really frying me. As long as state legislatures wait until the last possible minute, according to the SCOTUS majority, they can *always* get away with rigging the lines—no matter how flagrantly—because it'll be the "eve of an election."
That so many Americans chose to place in power a man who holds people in contempt based on race, religion, and national origin; that so much of the mainstream media conveys this bigotry through tired, obfuscating euphemisms ..."
Why Doesn’t Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. We are.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
That so many Americans chose to place in power a man who holds people in contempt based on race, religion, and national origin; that so much of the mainstream media conveys this bigotry through tired, obfuscating euphemisms ..."
"Hegseth remains in a position he has dishonored, because he does not have the decency to resign—and Trump, so far, does not have the decency to fire him."
Pete Hegseth’s Weak Excuses
His evasive responses to Signalgate are shameful nonsense.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Hegseth remains in a position he has dishonored, because he does not have the decency to resign—and Trump, so far, does not have the decency to fire him."
"Regardless of the era they illuminate, all of these books draw in fine detail their characters’ thoughts and behaviors, their unique accomplishments and their all-too-human errors. Each work distinguishes itself as worth reading and remembering for years to come."
The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2025
The books that made us think the most this year
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Regardless of the era they illuminate, all of these books draw in fine detail their characters’ thoughts and behaviors, their unique accomplishments and their all-too-human errors. Each work distinguishes itself as worth reading and remembering for years to come."
JFC
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
JFC
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Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
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Important: Alvin Holsey, the commander who oversaw Trump's boat bombings and resigned w/no explanation, had concerns about legality of operation, WSJ reports.
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important: Alvin Holsey, the commander who oversaw Trump's boat bombings and resigned w/no explanation, had concerns about legality of operation, WSJ reports.
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
Levi’s Heir in Congress Pushes End to Tax Loophole for Ultrarich
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
news.bgov.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
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Please help make @drannieandrews.com Senator from South Carolina and the Entire Known Universe
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December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“Three weeks ago your father killed my brother.”
A Ukrainian journalist confronted Vladimir Putin’s alleged daughter, Yelizaveta Krivonogikh, in Paris.
A Ukrainian journalist confronted Vladimir Putin’s alleged daughter, Yelizaveta Krivonogikh, in Paris.
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“Three weeks ago your father killed my brother.”
A Ukrainian journalist confronted Vladimir Putin’s alleged daughter, Yelizaveta Krivonogikh, in Paris.
A Ukrainian journalist confronted Vladimir Putin’s alleged daughter, Yelizaveta Krivonogikh, in Paris.
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Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
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There is a temptation is to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
"A sickening moral slum of an administration"
George Will's verdict.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There is a temptation is to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But it’s not a new low. It’s the same old low. A scene we’ve seen repeated so often there is a kind of numbness to it.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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This from Britain's deputy prime minister.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This from Britain's deputy prime minister.
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Anyone who cares about Europe's future and loathes Putin should want this plan to succeed. It's the single most important decision Europe can take for its own defence and Ukraine's survival. America is lost. www.ft.com/content/3c23...
Brussels floats ‘emergency’ powers to raise €210bn from Russian assets
Contentious proposal to fund Ukraine would mark watershed moment for EU
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone who cares about Europe's future and loathes Putin should want this plan to succeed. It's the single most important decision Europe can take for its own defence and Ukraine's survival. America is lost. www.ft.com/content/3c23...
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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"Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself"
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself"
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"America is being led by men whom senior brass do not respect. Trump's message is that the law is for wimps. Eisenhower said that plans are worthless but planning is everything. If Trump goes for regime change, it will be on the basis of Hegseth’s planning." My column. on.ft.com/4rrwMLj
Trump-style regime change in Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] Conducting foreign policy, let alone war, by meme is dangerous and foolish
on.ft.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"America is being led by men whom senior brass do not respect. Trump's message is that the law is for wimps. Eisenhower said that plans are worthless but planning is everything. If Trump goes for regime change, it will be on the basis of Hegseth’s planning." My column. on.ft.com/4rrwMLj
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...